Story | 04 Oct, 2016
IUCN Members elect new Councillors to represent the European region
IUCN Members elected Councillors to represent the European region during the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2016, held in Hawai’i from 1 to 10 September. Members also elected the President, Treasurer, Commission Chairs and remaining Regional Councillors to represent a total of eight global…
Story | 03 Oct, 2016
Blog: 'Can’t see the water for the trees?' By James Dalton et al.
Originally published in Global Water Forum, Monday 3 October 2016. To maximise downstream water quantity, you remove vegetation – all of it, including the trees. To counter rising carbon dioxide levels, you plant trees – lots of them. How should we do both?
Story | 03 Oct, 2016
Challenges facing management of coastal fisheries and bêche-de-mer in the Pacific
The Pacific Islands region is reaching a critical point in the management of its coastal fisheries (including bêche-de-mer), as unsustainable fishing practices risk the region’s future sustenance, livelihoods and safety. Fisheries ministers from across the Pacific Islands region will discuss how…
Story | 02 Oct, 2016
Solomon Islands conservationist honoured as biodiversity hotspot hero!
Mr David Boseto, co-founder and co-director of Ecological Solutions Solomon Islands (ESSI), was one of 15 Biodiversity “Hotspot Heroes” to be honoured on September 4th 2016 at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Story | 02 Oct, 2016
Voices from the East Melanesian Islands Hotspot
Recipients of CEPF funds in the East Melanesian Islands came together at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Honolulu to showcase conservation efforts that have been implemented since the CEPF Program began in the region in 2013.
Story | 01 Oct, 2016
IUCN GMPP is happy to share with you its recently published Marine News issue 13
Story | 01 Oct, 2016
Farmed fishing: a nature based solution to increased resilience
In 2007, IUCN and M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) partnered through the Mangroves for the Future (MFF) initiative to address a critical need. Across the east coast of India, abandoned lands stand testament to unsustainable aquaculture practices and the collapse of shrimp farming in…
Story | 30 Sep, 2016
Towards sustainable tourism in protected areas in Albania
A new visitor centre was opened today in Velipoje, aiming to support the development of sustainable tourism in the Buna River Protected Landscape. The visitor centre will promote the protected area’s unique biodiversity and coastal and wetland ecosystems located along the border of Montenegro…
Story | 29 Sep, 2016
Restoring mangroves to boost coastal resilience
Over the past three years, IUCN has been working with Marriott Hotels & Resorts in Thailand to restore around nine hectares of mangroves. More than 50,000 mangrove trees have been planted in Thailand as a result of the project, which also works with local communities to take care of the…
Story | 29 Sep, 2016
Enabling rights-based REDD+ frameworks in tropical countries
Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) can improve lives, protect forests and biodiversity, and mitigate climate change. Forests serve as natural storage sinks for carbon, and deforestation is the second leading cause of carbon emissions contributing to climate…